During 11 months of 2013/14 MY Russia broke the record in refined oils production

According to the official statistics, during 11 months of 2013/14 MY (September-August) Russia produced 2.4 mln tonnes of refined vegetable oils, which became a new record for the country. At the same time, the production volumes increased by 12% (or 255.4 thsd tonnes) compared with the same period of the previous season.

As for the Russian regions, the most significant increase of refined oil production was observed in the Volga Federal District – up 41% (or 139.6 thsd tonnes), the Central District – up 13% (or 81.7 thsd tonnes), and the Southern District – up 7% (or 62.4 thsd tonnes).

It is worth noting that in July 2014 the production volumes of vegetable oils in Russia increased by 11% compared with the previous month - to 212.2 thsd tonnes, due to increasing of the production in the Southern District (up 25%, to 74.9 thsd tonnes) and the Volga District of the Russian Federation (up 22%, to 52 thsd tonnes).